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Dell Beats Wall Street Estimates in Q3

The company says profits were due to a strengthened product line and growth outside the U.S. market, but did not offer fourth-quarter predictions because of ongoing investigations by the SEC.

Despite a delay of almost a week, Dell released its fiscal third-quarter results on Nov. 21 and beat Wall Street estimates with a net income of $667 million.

For the fiscal quarter that ended Nov. 3, the Round Rock, Texas PC maker posted revenue of $14.38 billion, a 3.5 percent increase from last year, and earnings per share of 30 cents or an increase of about 12 percent from last year, when income stood at $606 million or 25 cents a share

Analyst at Thomson First Call had estimated that Dell would earn 24 cents a share in the third quarter.

The company said it encountered additional complications in calculating the numbers due to an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

On Nov. 21, Dell added that the SEC is continuing its investigation "into certain accounting and financial reporting matters, including the possibility of misstatements in prior period financial reports."

Dell also mentioned the subpoena it has received from the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York. Dell has not filed its official financial statements for the second and the third quarter this year.

The company released its official numbers without additional comment and offering no forward-looking financial statements for the fourth fiscal quarter.

According to Thomson, analysts are predicting profits of 28 cents a share and revenue of $15.6 billion.

In a statement, Dell said its profits were due in part to a strengthened product line, better customer experience and growth outside the U.S. market.

For the quarter, Dell saw its server business earn $1.5 billion and its storage unit earn $577 million. The companys notebooks earned Dell $3.9 billion in revenue, a 17 percent increase, while desktop revenue fell to $4.7 billion or a five percent decrease.

Dells services revenue hit $1.4 billion, the company said in its statement.

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